Lefter Talo
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Lefter Talo | |
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| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 29 March 1944 (aged 30–31) |
| Cause of death | KIA |
| Resting place | National Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Political party | Party of Labour of Albania |
| Awards | ![](#/media/File:Titulli_"Hero_i_Popullit".svg){kind=small} Hero of the People |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | National Liberation Movement (Albania) |
| Branch | Çamëria Battalion |
| Years of service | 1943–1944 |
| Rank | Commissar |
Lefter Talo (Greek: Λευτέρης Τάλλιος, 1913 – 29 March 1944) was an Albanian resistance leader, revolutionary, hero of World War II and a teacher.[1] He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Margëlliç, Fier, Albania in 1944.[2]
Lefter Talo was born Lefteris Talios (Λευτέρης Τάλλιος) in 1913, in the village of Hajdëragas, Albania (now Lefter Talo), in a local family of Greek background.[3] He attended elementary school in Dhrovjan in the district of Delvinë, Albania, and high school in Filiates, Greece. He finished the university and graduated as a teacher in Elbasan, Albania.[2]
Talo graduated from the Zosimaia Greek language school in Ioannina, Greece.[4] He also studied at the Velas seminary in Greece. After graduating he became a teacher in various Greek schools in southern Albania[5] among them in the villages of Pepel and Cuka.[4]